Pants Dance 2010 Vol. IV
1. Bag Raiders - Way Back Home
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This triumphant, dreamy-disco number is the second single off the debut album from these Aussie-pop all-stars, and its one of our favorites of 2010.
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2. Siriusmo - 16 Wow (Modeselektor Edit)
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Modeselektor slows this Siriusmo jam down to just the right tempo and stacks it up with a wall of bass. This three minute lift-off will have you coming back for more.
3. Bombay Bicycle Club - Always Like This (Starsmith Remix)
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This hidden gem was released way back in March '10. Starsmith mirrors the almost atonal vocals with slippery synths in his remix of this stellar indie-pop track by the British Vampire Weekend(!)
4. Neon Indian - Mind, Drips (Bibio Remix)
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Bibio's Mind Drips remix is like a novel in itself, climaxing into an abrasive second minute of dark marching sirens, and blossoming out into an incredibly beautiful chime sprinkled refrain.
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5. StardonE - Love Fighter
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Cheesy, triumphant outer-space disco and an even cheesier outer space disco screen video. <3 it!
6. Fol Chen - In Ruins (Baths Remix)
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Baths' hazy masterpiece really merits and illustrates Fol Chen's brilliant lyrical work here:
"Looking round the streets tonight / Everything's in ruins / You look good by siren light / Baby what you doing"
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7. I'm Not A Band - Crazy (MMMthais Remix)
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MMMthais' bouncy and frenetic instrumental magic is a great match for this Teenagers-esque vocal from I'm Not A Band, perfectly capturing the feeling of love-and-hate.
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8. Penguin Prison - Golden Train (Boxed In Remix)
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There's a definite Michael Jackson influence in this vocal, and not only because it is catchy as hell. Penguin Prison strikes gold again, with the help of Boxed In.
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9. Mikix The Cat - The Key (Kingdom Remix)
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Filling that urban garage niche we always want more of, likely candidate Kingdom brings us a sexy remix of this Parisian Kitty's subtle number.
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10. Uniforms - 1020 Tricker Lane (Rainbows of Death Vocal Mix)
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Nothing makes us happy like a good build, and here's an excellent example: Rainbows of Death serves up a 5-minute booty-shaker where no moment sounds quite like any other.
Thank you Tracasseur !
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11. Walter Sobcek - Je Me Souviens (TBS Remix)
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It's fresh, it's super funky, and it's French. Need we say more? Ah oui? Well did we mention the seductively whispered bridge that really getsour blood pumping?
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12. Oliver Koletzki & Fran - Arrow and Bow (Marek Hemmann Remix)
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Turning indie disco house into accessible minimal techno is no easy task, but Marek Hemmann does just that with this slow fist-pump banger.
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13. Warpaint - Undertow (Blackbird Blackbird Remix)
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Blackbird Blackbird adds some ambient love to Warpaint's beautiful neo-vintage indie single Undertow.
14. Jaymee Dee - Love Whiplash (RAC Remix)
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RAC gives us good reason to indulge in this oh so guilty pleasure.
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15. Alpine - Icypoles (Star Slinger Dreamix)
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Star Slinger is an artist to watch in 2011. The 24-year-old Briton combines hyper-edited vocal mixes (think early Kanye with an indie rock flair) with psychedelic beats reminiscent of J Dilla and Flying Lotus. Needless to say, the music this guy makes is farily epic, and you can get it all for free on his website!
Thank you Neonized!
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16. Mark Ronson & The Business INTL - Bang Bang Bang (U-Tern's Disco Dub)
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Whether it be through his One Day Later show or his countless disco remixes and edits, Vancouver's U-Tern has been a consistent and reliable source of solid, original disco house. He does it again here, and in the process transforms a cringe-worthy original into a certified banger.
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